A British faculty trainer from Manchester trapped in Gaza has informed Sky News how she feels “insignificant” after the Foreign Office informed her they “can’t do anything more” to assist her go away.
Zaynab Wandawi has been in Gaza for greater than three weeks with 10 members of her husband’s household.
The group travelled to the area simply days earlier than the atrocity on 7 October which sparked the present violence.
But regardless of her makes an attempt to go away through the Rafah Border into Egypt, the 29-year-old trainer stated they cannot get by.
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Messages shared with Sky News between Zaynab and a British Foreign Office official present her pleading for assist.
On Saturday night time, the official says: “Hi Zaynab, how are you doing for food and water? Do you have any injuries?”
She replied saying: “We don’t have much – we barely eat and drink as there’s nothing left. Water is a luxury that we are not privy to.”
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) official says they don’t seem to be listening to something about when it (Rafah border) might be open.
Zaynab replies: “The longer we are here – the higher the chance that we will not make it to the Rafah border. I honestly don’t think they know how much our lives are at risk.”
In response, the official sends a tragic face, saying: “I really don’t understand why they are taking so long.”
Sky News understands intensive diplomacy between the UK, Israel and Egypt occurred this weekend to work out a plan to open the Rafah border.
Speaking to Sky News from Gaza on Monday, Zaynab stated she was determined to go away as a result of the scenario was “very scary and not safe”.
“It made me feel like they don’t even consider me a British national, it made me feel insignificant to be honest,” she stated.
“I was really angry because each day that we’re still here there’s a higher chance we’ll never get out. It’s very scary, there are a lot of deaths. I don’t want to go into a lot of detail over the phone but it’s devastating.
“I’ve by no means witnessed something like this in my life, it is disgusting and never secure.”
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The messages from the Foreign Office official to Zaynab also reiterated that the British government “haven’t any employees in Gaza who may also help virtually” and that the authorities are doing “no matter we are able to” to help.
But Zaynab told Sky News she and her husband’s family have accepted the worst outcome: “I’m right here with my husband and his household, it is pretty we’re all collectively, however on the identical time I really feel like if something occurs to me all my household are within the UK, so I will not be capable to say goodbye to them, I will not be near them if something occurs.”
In an announcement to Sky News, the FCDO stated: “As the prime minister and foreign secretary have said, the safety of British nationals remains our top priority.
“We are working intently with Egypt and Israel to make sure all British nationals who need to go away Gaza can exit through the Rafah crossing or different routes as rapidly as attainable.
“FCDO has been keeping in close contact with British Nationals in Gaza and will continue to update them on the latest status of the crossing.”
Source: information.sky.com”